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Were he in his hometown in the north of China, near Beijing, Xiaofan Zhang would have visited his family for the Lunar New Year. He would have feasted on noodles, dumplings and flavorful pork and beef...
Pingtung County may not be a familiar name for international tourists, as more often than not, cities like Taipei or Kaohsiung are always
After the fall of a Florida condo, some residents confront their future on the coast Jenny Jarvie © Provided by The LA Times Rescue workers work in the rubble at the Champlain Towers South in Surfside, Fla., on June 25, 2021. (Gerald Herbert/Associated Press) Sitting on his balcony, watching palm trees sway in front of the turquoise blue of the Atlantic Ocean, Christian Ginman could no longer just enjoy the view. He kept thinking about the collapse of the Champlain Towers South less than a week ago, and how the building fell without warning in the middle of the night, 13 fl...
More Coverage The cause of the Champlain’s sudden and spectacular fall Thursday remained undetermined. Some engineering experts say the collapse may have been due to a rare confluence of structural deficiencies and lack of maintenance in a coastal area where buildings are particularly vulnerable to corrosion from saltwater and salt air. For many who live in Surfside, the disaster has fueled anxiety about the challenges of maintaining local residential buildings. A string of mid-rise and high-rise condos — some decades old, others brand new — loom over the Atlantic shoreline sitting on a...